| Palacio de las Garzas | |
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 Main view of the Palacio de las Garzas. | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Town or city | Panama City |
| Country | Panama |
| Construction started | 1673 |
| Completed | 1922 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Leonardo Villanueva Meyer |
The Palacio de las Garzas (Herons' Palace) is the governmental office and residence of the President of Panama. It receives its name because of herons roaming freely in the courtyard. The herons were first brought to the building in 1922, by the former president Belisario Porras Barahona, at the suggestion of friend and famed Panamanian poet Ricardo Miró.[1]
- ^ "Las garzas del Palacio Presidencial" (in Spanish). La Prensa. 2003-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-12.